Best Progressive Rock Album of 2012 Poll

Progressive Rock Central presents its 2012 Reader’s poll for Best Progressive Rock album. This year we have very strong contenders from North America, Europe and the British Isles with a mix of renowned veteran artists and newer acts representing the latest generations of progressive rock.

Please vote quality rather than name recognition. If you think that we have a left out a significant album, send us an email or write a comment.

Multiple choices are allowed.

Final results will be announced December 18th.

Editor’s note: This poll only features progressive rock acts. Sub-genres include: avant-garde, Canterbury, fusion, neo-prog, post-rock, progressive folk, psychedelic, Rock In Opposition (RIO), space rock, symphonic progressive rock, and Zeuhl.

Anathema’s latest album is included because the band has evolved and there is no metal anymore. It’s a highly evolved form of post-rock.

On the other hand, popular band Rush is not included because it is essentially a hard rock band. Rush released a couple of albums, A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres, that could legitimately be considered progressive rock, but the current direction of the band is fundamentally hard rock.

Lastly, check out our Progressive Rock Gift Guide. It includes links to sample and purchase the below albums and many other goodies.

Final Note: this poll is closed. For final results read this article: Best Progressive Rock Album of 2012 Poll Results

223 Replies to “Best Progressive Rock Album of 2012 Poll”

  1. Kotebel — Concerto for Piano and Electric Ensemble to me is easily the best of 2012.

    Citizen Cain — Skies Darken, and Hostsonaten — The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Chapter One, while not in my opinion the best, are also on my top 5 list.

  2. BTW, do you think that woman on top with headphones is really listening to prog music? 😉
    Best wishes from Portugal!
    Carlos

  3. No Rush? They were going like clockwork… and I doubt very much the headphone content is prog rock. But that, of course, is not the point…

  4. Rush is a hard rock band. They made 2 or 3 progressive rock albums several years ago and went back to hard rock. They really don’t belong here.

  5. The Enid live album is just so wonderful. Though for me their new studio album, Invicta, is album of the year.

  6. A really amazing symphonic rock opera! The great italian progressive rock is living a new life!

  7. The choice is rather limited, no Peter Hammill, VDGG, Magma, Aranis, Swans, anyway I voted for Anglagard who made another milestone, hopefully they won´t wait another 18 years again:-)

  8. Fantastic album by the Enid – the closing of a chapter – with their latest album ‘Invicta’ (which would certainly have had my vote) the exciting opening of a new chapter.

  9. Mahogany Frog’s “Senna” is absolutely mazing, and the most convincing of all the albums mentioned

  10. I was just about to vote for the marvelous “BANKS OF EDEN” by the mighty FLOWER KINGS, when I realized – it wasn’t there!
    Please add it and I’ll be back with my vote!

  11. Echolyn, still listening all these months after its release. Great album and gets my vote for best of 2012.

  12. Mahogany Frog’s SENNA is incredible! You can listen to the whole album on soundcloud.
    Thanks for opening the door to some great bands, PRC!

  13. No Beardfish or Tusmørke on the list? You can’t be serious? They whould be added to the list.
    Tusmørke – Underjordisk Tusmørke
    Beardfish – The Void

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